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King Henry V


Cambridge School Shakespeare

No. of pages 239

Published: 1993

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Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, King Henry V has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version of Henry V aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .

This book has been graded for interest at 14-16 years.

There are 239 pages in this book. This book was published in 1993 by Cambridge University Press .

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This book has the following chapters: Henry V in English history; Henry V in Shakespeare's plays; Shakespeare's English history plays; The English in France; List of characters; Family tree; King Henry V; Images of war; Shakespeare's sources; King Henry V: on stage and film; Chorus; Henry: king and man; The language of King Henry V; Sin and salvation; Brotherhood?; Warfare; William Shakespeare.

 

This book is in the following series:

Cambridge School Shakespeare

This book features the following characters:

John Shakespeare
This book features the character John Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote plays, sonnets and verse and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language. Son of a glove maker, he grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though one died very young. Shakespeare left Stratford to pursue theatre in London, where he acted at the Globe Theatre, wrote and was part owner of a playing company called 'The Lord Chamberlein's Men' (later 'The King's Men').

Mary Arden
This book features the character Mary Arden.

Henry
This book features the character Henry.

Anne Hathaway
This book features the character Anne Hathaway.

King Henry
This book features the english king, King Henry.